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2004 Better and For Worse

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students identify the significant events that helped shape 2004. After reading an article, they take a 2004 news quiz and discuss the impact of each event. They create their own quizzes to be given to their classmates on the same...
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Mixing It Up!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify the different states of matter. In this science lesson, 3rd graders describe the different components of solutions and mixtures. They create emulsions, foams and suspensions in the lab.
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Absolute Location

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the geographic concept of absolute location. Using a variety of resources, they create a life-size classroom grid and locate the coordinates of a point, identify latitude and longitude of different locations, and...
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Dialogue Journals in the Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Using dialogue journals in the classroom can help you get to know your students and help them increase their writing fluency.
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Dealing With Death

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students watch and analyze a video dealing with the topic of death. They answer discussion questions, identify examples of how death is represented in popular media, write a poem, create a memory book, and write a letter to someone who...
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Counting

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this counting worksheet, students practice counting from zero to ten. They trace the written version of each number four times and then practice writing it on their own on the line provided.
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Lynn Canyon Field Trip

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners take a field trip to Lynn Canyon. In this Temperate Forest lesson, students visit the Lynn Canyon. Learners collect samples of leaves and water to take with them to study. Students view the samples under a microscope.
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Measuring the Earth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use principles of geometry to measure the circumference of the Earth. In this applied geometry lesson, students use mathematics to determine scientific information. They make measurements, calculate the central angle, and...
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Fun With Food Chains

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore our ecosystem by researching animal eating habits. In this food chain lesson, students identify the links between predator and prey and the energy that passes between organisms based on what their diet consists of....
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Forest Ecosystem

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students become familiar with the temperate rainforest.  In this forest ecosystem lesson, students identify the producers, consumers and decomposers in the forest ecosystem.  Students sort cards and identify the trophic level...
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Measuring Biodiversity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars collect species data from a mock intertidal community. In this biology lesson, students graph their data and analyze the species in it. They construct a species accumulation curve and present it to class.
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Human Anatomy- How Do We Move?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners explore the human anatomy. In this respiratory system lesson, students conduct an experiment to simulate the capacity of human lungs. 
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Human Anatomy -- How Do We Move?

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students create a model of the digestive system. In this human anatomy instructional activity the students examine features of the digestive system. The students perform an experiment.
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Worm Composting

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss worm composting. In this decomposition lesson plan, 2nd graders look at the anatomy of the worm and how it eats food. They have their own worm bin and review what foods can and can not be given to the worms for...
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Our Green City

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners practice beginning reading while exploring an environmental theme. In this our green city lesson, students create their own published books, examine phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle, comprehension, and vocabulary.
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Book Project Lesson Plans

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Long term book projects can help engage students and enhance their critical thinking skills .
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Alliteration Activities and Lesson Ideas

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Alliteration is an entertaining literary device to utilize in reading and writing instruction.
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Lab Safety

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Teaching the importance of safety in the science laboratory is a necessary part of the curriculum.
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Outdoor Classroom's for the '90s Student

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students relish in experiencing an outdoor classroom. Students sign a contract stating that they will follow the rules of the outdoor classroom. Students help to keep the outdoor classroom clean and up to date with all the needed...
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Jobs in the 21st Century

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners understand the tools that will be used in the lab in the 21st century. In this job preparation lesson, students experiment and understand how to use lab equipment. Learners will write about the lab tools they've experimented...
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Covenants, Compacts, Constitutions and By-Laws... Written Documents that Guide Governing

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discuss documents in our government. In this government lesson, 3rd graders look up vocabulary words and illustrate them. They examine a historical document to discuss and answer questions. 
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Disappearing Water

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore the water cycle. In this earth science instructional activity, students observe and measure water in a closed container and in an open container. Students record their observations and compare their sets of data to draw...
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Archaeology Lesson Plans

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Archaeology lesson plans can give students hands on ways to explore the study of ancient cultures.
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Native American Interdisciplinary Educational Unit

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students research various Native American stories and legends. They participate in reader's theater, write original legends, cook Native American foods, construct dioramas and view Native American art and artifacts.

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